Professor Paul Dibb talks discusses Russia as a threat to world peace. Since Russia’s invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine last year, President Putin has continued to have a belligerent and threatening stance. Although the West has imposed punishing economic sanctions on Russia, Putin shows no signs of removing his military presence from the Donbas region of Ukraine.

n the lead up to Australia taking on the role of MIKTA coordinator for the coming year, a public seminar co-hosted by the ANU and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea was held on 24 June 2015 to help introduce and explain MIKTA and how the countries involved - Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea (ROK), Turkey and Australia.